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Amid Renewed Saudi Offensive, 5.2 Million Children in Yemen Now Face Starvation

As the coalition led by Saudi Arabia and supported by the U.K. and the U.S. launched a new campaign to capture the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, through which over 90% of Yemen’s food is imported, Save the Children warns 5.2 million children in Yemen are now facing starvation.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Yemen Famine

HODEIDA, YEMEN -- The “world’s worst humanitarian crisis” is now more dire than ever according to a new report from the U.K.-based charity Save the Children, which warns that 5.2 million children now face starvation in Yemen. The group’s warning comes as the coalition led by Saudi Arabia and supported by the U.K. and the U.S., launched a new

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North and South Korea Vow to “Eliminate All the Danger of War”

The Koreas agreed to withdraw 11 guard posts from the Demilitarized Zone, by December, and to establish a no-fly zone above the military demarcation line.

teleSUR
بواسطة teleSUR
north korea

On Wednesday, North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to dismantle the country’s main nuclear complex at Nyongbyon, if the United States undertake similar act, to “eliminate all the danger of war.” “We have agreed to make the Korean Peninsula a land of peace that is free from nuclear weapons and nuclear threat,” Kim declared,

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The Space Force Would Cost $13 Billion and the Air Force Wants New Things — But How Are You Gonna Pay For It?

When Medicare for All and paid family leave are called “pie in the sky,” but the Air Force says its current fleet of 312 squadrons—which cost many billions each—”is not enough”

Jon Queally
بواسطة Jon Queally
space force

When it comes to progressive proposals aimed at social well-being, the associated costs are always the first explanation for why such efforts are either unrealistic "pie in the sky". Medicare for All. But how you gonna pay for it? Tuition-free public college. But how you gonna pay for it? Paid family leave and sick leave. But how you gonna

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As Twitter Purges Real Iranians, US-Backed MEK Cult Revealed to Run Anti-Iran Troll Farm

While “actual” Iranians face social media bans, countless bots and anti-government accounts belonging to the US-backed former terror group, MEK, have been permitted to run rampant across Twitter and other platforms.

Elliott Gabriel
بواسطة Elliott Gabriel
Iran Social Media Bans

TIRANA, ALBANIA – Iran is once again being subject to double standards as part of an ongoing effort to deprive it of access to media platforms where it can influence audiences overseas – in this case, on Twitter. The effort has seen hundreds of Iranian accounts allegedly tied to Iranian pro-government “propaganda” efforts subject to a massive

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Russian Military Fumes Over Israel’s ‘Deliberate Provocation,’ as Putin Sighs Over ‘Tragic Circumstances’ in IL-20 Downing

Russian MoD: “Israeli pilots used the Russian plane as cover and set it up to be targeted by the Syrian air defense forces.”

Elliott Gabriel
بواسطة Elliott Gabriel
Russia Syria

MOSCOW -- The Kremlin appears to be attempting a delicate balancing act Tuesday as it sought to balance its mission in Syria with its ties to Israel, with Russia’s military officials and President Vladimir Putin delivering messages that notably differ in terms of rhetoric, tone and substance. Moscow has conceded that the Russian naval patrol

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A European Court Just Ruled NSA Surveillance Practices Violate Human Rights

The suit was brought by Amnesty International, Big Brother Watch, the ACLU, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, and other civil liberties groups.

The Anti-Media
بواسطة The Anti-Media
Surveillance

Last week, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the U.K.’s GCHQ spy agency is in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights with its mass surveillance programs. The court ultimately found that these activities violate the family and privacy rights of British and European citizens, and this assertion ultimately includes a

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